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linguist… Jodie Martin

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About.me/jodiemartin

Did you ask them how many languages they speak?

Did they forward you this presentation?

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You see there’s two types of linguists.

Type 1: Speaks many languages (also called a ‘polyglot’)

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And often features in science fiction

Yeah, a lot of us get into linguistics because we learnt or speak another language.

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But we get asked that question all the time.

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So it might help if you understand there’s another type of linguist

Type 2: a language scientist

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We study pronunciation

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We study writing

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We study words and word histories

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We study old languages

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We study new ways of communication

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We study teacher talk

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We study successful communication http://www.flickr.com/photos/pricklebush/224674200/

We study not so successful

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Most linguists aren’t grammar nazis

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Think of us as language hippies

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Who get REALLY excited over an aspirated p, or the history of a word, or using “Dude” as a

gender-neutral greeting.

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So give a linguist a hug. They probably need it.